Shoulder-presser form.



J. M. STEIN. SHOULDER PRESSER FORM.

APPLICATION nun NOV. 29, 1901.

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Patented May 25, 1909.

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J. M. STEIN.

SHOULDER PRESSER FORM.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1901.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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J. M. STEIN.

SHOULDER PRESSER FORM.

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SHOULDER PRESSEE FORM. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1907.

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JACOB M. STEIN, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SHOULDER-PRESSER FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Application filed, November. 29, 1907. Serial No. 404,405.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAooB M. STEIN, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Washington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoulder-Presser Forms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices employed in pressing the shoulder portions of garments, to enable the operator to symmetrically form the shoulder portions, and has for its object to produce a simply constructed device for this purpose, whereby the pressing of the shoulder portions of garments is expedited, and. the symmetry and uniformity of the garment insured.

One object of the improved invention is to provide a shoulder presser form whereby garments with abnormally high shoulders may be expeditiously pressed and formed, and the goods stretched and pressed as required, the device being adapted to be applied to a wide range of sizes of garments, and garments of a wide range of forms or styles.

Another object of the invention is to insure the proper shaping of each shoulder eX- peditiously, and without requiring the movement of the garment into different positions upon the presser form, the device herein shown being adapted to shape all parts of the shoulder of the garment without the necessity of shifting its position upon the form during the pressing operation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simply constructed means whereby the stretching elements and the presser form element may be simultaneously moved away from each other in stretching the shoulder portion of the garment previous to the pressing operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed device of this character embodying a pivoted presser form constructed and arranged for detachable engagement with the ordinary presser block or board and with locking means whereby the presser form may be retained in its adjusted position, thus enabling the operator to employ both hands in the pressing operation in contradistinction to the operation heretofore practiced, which required the operator to employ both hands for stretching the garment previous to the pressing operation.

lVith the above and other objects in view,

sleeve board with the presser form and its attachments shown in one position in full lines and in another position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 1s a plan view of the improved device. Fig 3 1s a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4 1s a transverse sectional view. Fig. 5 is another longitudinal sectional view through a portion of the device. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the supporting plate of the arm pit engaging means detached. Fig. 7'- is a perspective view enlarged of the stop block of the arm pit engaging means.

The improved device comprises a supporting bracket or clamp member 10 adapted to fit a suitable supporting device, preferably an ordinary sleeve block or board 11 employed by tailors, the bracket having a clamping screw or other suitable device 12 to secure the bracket in position upon the board. Projecting from the bracket 10 are spaced ears 1314.

Fitting over the ears 1314 is the presser form portion of the device 15, the presser form having recesses to receive the ears, and with a pivot pin 16v extending through the presser form and the ears, as shown, to enable the presser form to swing to a sufficient extent upon the pivot pin as a center.

The upper surface of the presser form conforms closely to the interior form of the shoulder portion of the garment, being rounded at its outer end 17 and curving upwardly at its inner end, as at 18, the outer rounded end 17 and the upwardly curving end 18 being wider than the intermediate portion, as represented in Fig. 2.

Rising from the bracket 10 between the ears 1314 is a pin 19, and extending transversely of the presser form within the longitudinal recess 20 is a pin 21, and connected at its ends respectively to the-pins 1921 is a spring 22 operating to maintain the presser form yieldably with its forward end 17 in its upward position.

The ear 13 is extended above the car 14 and formedwith segmental ratchet teeth 23,

with which a pawl 24 engages, the pawl being )ivoted at 25 within a recess 26 in the presser form and extending at 27 beyond the rear end 18 and provided with a controlling spring 28, the pawl thus being held yieldably in engagement with the ratchet teeth 23.

An operating handle 29 is connected to the presser form, as shown. By this simple means the presser form is adjustable to any desired extent within the range of the segmental ratchet teeth 23, and held at any point of adjustment by the pawl 24, the spring 22 serving to retain the presser form yieldably atany required adjusted position and to return the form to its normal position after the releasing of the locking pawl 24 from the. ratchet teeth 23 of the ear 13.

The presser form may be varied to suit garments of different sizes and forms, as will be obvious.

Attached to the inner end 18 of the presser form 15 is a plate 30 having spaced 3132-3334 through which a rock shaft 34 is journaled, and projecting at its end beyond the presser form, as shown.

Attached to the shaft 34 is a stop block 35 having two angular faces 3637 adapted to bear alternately against the adjacent surface of the plate 30, and thus limit the movement of the presser block upon its pivot 16. It will be obvious that the range of movement of the presser block may be varied by increasing or decreasing the angularity of the faces 3637 of the block 35.

Attached to the shaft 34 between the ears 3233 is a leg 38 having its terminal 39 curved and bearing constantly 'upon the presser block or board 11, the object to be ereinafter described. Attached to the extended ends of the shaft 34 are the arm pit engaging elements or devices, these devices comprising arms 4041 connected at 4243 rigid y to the ends of the shaft 34, so as to swing therewith. Hingedly connected by substantially vertical pins 4445 to the free ends of the arms 4041 are inwardly curving bars 46-47, the terminals of the bars 4647 extending inwardly toward the outer end 17 of the presser form, as shown at 4849. Pivoted at 5051 to the inner sides of the portions 4849 of the curved bars are clamping plates 5253, these plates designed to grasp portions of the garment at the exterior of its respective arm pits, and hold them firmly during the pressing operation, as hereafter explained. Pivoted at 5455 to the curved bars 46-47 are small levers 5657, the levers extending outwardly through slots 5859 in the bars 4647, while their inner ends are pivotally connected by links 6061 to the clamp members 5253. The relative lengths of the inner portions of the levers 5657 and the links 60-61 are such that when the levers are moved into operative position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 2, a toggle ears lever pressure will be imparted to the clamp members 52-53 and hold them firmly against the portions 4849 of the curved bars, and thus firmly support the portion of the garment which may be held thereby. The levers and links will also be so proportioned that the pivotal points 6263 will pass the line between the pivots 54-55 and the inner pivots of the links, so that the clamp members 5253 will be locked in osition when closed, as shown in Fig. 2. ne of the levers and its links and clamp member is shown in the upper portion of Fig. 2 in open position by dotted lines to illustrate the operation. By this simple construction, when the shoulder portion of the garment is to be stretched and pressed, the form 15 is arranged in its lowered position, or substantially as shown in full lines in Fig. l, which will cause the arm pit engaging means to assume the position also shown in full lines in Fig. 1. The shoulder portion of the garment is then placed over the presser form 15 with the outer end 17 closely engaging the outer shoulder portion of the garment. The levers 5657 are then opened to release the clamp members 5253 and enable them to be employed for engaging portions of the ex terior of the garment'at the arm pits. The

pawl 24-27 is then depressed to release the presser form, and the handle 29 moved downwardly, which will elevate the outer end of the presser form, while at the same time the downward movement of the handle will cause the leg 38 to bear against the presser block or board 11 and move rearwardly thereon, this rearward movement causing the arm pit engaging means to be depressed into the posi tion shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, thus stretching the shoulder portion of the garment to any required extent, the leverage power exerted by the handle being sufficient to accomplish the desired results. The stretching may thus be extended to any required extent according to the form of the garment or the nature of the goods of which it is made. When the stretching operation is completedthe garment is in position for the pressing operation.

Either before or after the stretching operation a dampened cloth is placed over the shoulder portion of the garment and after the stretching operation is completed, a hot iron is applied to steam the material of the garment and press it, the steaming and pressing forming the shoulder portion and pressing it into the required shape. By steaming the garment through the action of the hot lron, the stretching and pressing is materially facilitated, as will be obvious. The operator when pressing the garment with the iron by the right hand is free to operate the handle and pawl with his left hand, to increase or decrease the stretching, as may be required. Both hands of the operator are thus left free to perform the pressing operation, which is a great convenience, and materially facilitates the pressing action. I

When one shoulder of the garment is pressed and formed the pawl is released and. the device returned to its former position automatically through the action of the spring 22, and the garment released by operating the levers 5657, and the garment reversed in position and the other shoulder connected to the presser form, and the operation repeated. By this simple means the operator is enabled to symmetrically press and stretch the shoulders and form both of the shoulders precisely alike or vary their size to a limited extent, if required, to cause the garment to present a symmetrical form when worn. The presser form will be covered with any suitable fabric. The joints between the arms 4.0-4.1 and the bars 4647 permit the latter, together with the garment holding elements, to be moved laterally, to permit the garment to be more readily pressed upon the presser form.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. The combination with a pivoted presser form for garments having the configuration of a shoulder, of means carried by the presser form to engage the garment, and means for simultaneously moving the garment engaging means and the presser form away from each other to stretch the garment.

2. The combination with amovablepresser form for garments, of a rock shaft carried by said presser form, means carried by said rock shaft to engage the garment, and means for operating said rock shaft simultaneously with the movement of the presser form to move said engaging means away from the presser form to stretch the garment.

3. The combination with a movable presser form for garments, of means for connecting said presser form to a stationary support, means to engage the garment, and means constructed and arranged for slidable engagement with said support to cause the holding means to move away from the form when the latter is moved upon its pivot to stretch the garment.

4. The combination with a movable presser form for garments, of means for connecting said presser form to a stationary support, a rock shaft connected to said presser form, means carried by the rock shaft to engage the garment, a leg carried by the rock shaft and movably engaging the stationary support, whereby the garment engaging means may be simultaneously moved away from the presser form when the latter is moved upon its pivot to effect a stretching of the garment.

5. The combination with a movable presser form for garments, of a rock shaft carried by said presser form, arms carried by said rock shaft, bars swinging from said arms and having garment holding means at their terminals, and means whereby said rock shaft and its attachments are simultaneouslyoperated to cause the garment holding means to move away from the presser form.

6. In a device of the class described, a movable presser form, arms movably carried by said presser form, bars swinging from said arms and having garment holding means at their free ends, and means whereby said arms and bars and their attachments are movable away from the presser form.

7. The combination with a movable presser form for garments, of a rock shaft carried by said presser form, means carried by said rock shaft for holding the garment on. the presser form, a stop device carried by the rock shaft for engaging the presser form and operating to limit the movement of the rock shaft relative to the presser form, and means whereby the presser form and holding means are simultaneously moved away from each other.

8. The combination with amovable presser form for garments, of a rock shaft carried by said presser form, means carried by the rock shaft for holding the garment on the presser form, a member carried by the rock shaft and having angular faces adapted to alternately engage the presser form and limit the movement thereof relative to the rock shaft, and means whereby the presser form and holding means are simultaneously moved away from each other.

9. A movable presser form having the configuration of a shoulder, a movable armpit engaging means, and means for simulta neously moving said presser form and armpit engaging means away-from each other.

10. The combination with a support, of a bracket secured to the support and provided with spaced upstanding ears, a presser form having spaced recesses in its lower side to receive said ears, a pin passing transversely through the presser form and the ears, an arm-pit engaging means arranged to cooperate with the presser form, and means whereby the presser form and arm-pit engaging means are simultaneously moved away from each other.

11. The combination with a support, of a bracket secured to the support and. provided with spaced upstanding cars, a presser form having recesses in its lower part to receive said ears, a pivot pin passing through the presser form and the ears, an arm-pit engaging means to hold the garment, and means operated by the support, whereby the presser form and arm-pit engaging means are simultaneously moved away from each other to stretch the garment be tween the form and the arm-pit engaging means.

12. The combination with a support, of a V by the presser form may be moved step by presser form for garments having the configuration of a shoulder and pivotally mounted upon the support, of an arm-pit engaging means, means whereby the presser form may be rocked upon its pivot to move the presser form and arm-pit engaging means away from each other to stretch the garment between the presser form and the armpit engaging means.

13. The combination with a support, of a presser form for garments pivotally mounted upon the support, the presser form having one end shaped to provide a shoulder press ing portion and the other end shaped to provide a collar pressing portion, the top of the presser form between the shoulder and collar portions being concaved and merged into said end portions to conform to the shape of the garment between the collar and shoulder, an arm-pit engaging means, and means whereby the arm-pit engaging means and presser form may be moved. away from each other.

14. The combination with a support, of a bracket engaging the support, a presser form pivotally mounted upon the bracket, an arm-pit engaging means arranged to cooperate with the presser form, means wherestep upon its pivot to stretch the material between the presser form and arm-pit engaging means, and means whereby the arm pit engaging means and presser form are simultaneously moved away from each other.

15. The combination with a pivoted presser form for garments having one end shaped to provide a shoulder pressing portion and the other end shaped to provide a collar pressing portion, an arm-pit engaging means cooperating with said form, and

- means whereby the presser form and arm- V journaled through said ears, arm-pit engagl pit engaging means are simultaneously moved away from each other.

16. The combination with a pivoted presser form for garments, of a plate at the inner end of the presser form and provided with outwardly directed ears, a rock shaft ing means carried by said rock shaft, and means whereby said arm-pit engaging means and presser form are simultaneously moved away from each other.

17. In a device of the class described, a stationary support, a presser form movably mounted upon said support, a plate at the inner end of the form and provided with outwardly directed ears, a rock shaft journaled through said ears, arm-pit engaging means carried by said rock shaft, and a leg carried by said rock shaft and movably bearing upon said support, whereby when said presser form is actuated the arm-pit engaging means will be simultaneously actuated therewith. V

18. In a device of the class described, a stationary support, a presser form movably mounted upon said support, a plate at the inner end of the form and provided with outwardly directed ears, a rock shaft journaled through said ears, arm-pit engaging means carried by said rock shaft, a leg carried by said rock shaft and movably bearing upon said support, whereby when said presser form is actuated the arm-pit engaging means will be simultaneously actuated therewith, and a stop device carried by said rock shaft to limit the movement thereof.

19. In a device of the class described, a stationary support, a presser form movably mounted upon said sup ort, a plate at the inner end of the form and provided with outwardly directed ears, a rock shaft journaled through said ears, arm-pit engaging means carried by said rock shaft, a leg carried by said rock shaft and movably bearing upon said support, whereby when said presser form is actuated the arm-pit engaging means will be simultaneously actuated therewith, and a stop carried by said rock shaft and formed with angular faces adapted to alternately engage the late and limit the movement of the rock s aft.

20. In a device of the class described, a stationary support, a bracket having means for detachably securing it to the support and with spaced upstanding ears, one of said ears having segmental ratchet teeth, a presser form having recesses and bearing over said ears, a pivot pin extending through the presser form and the ears, a plate attached to the inner end of the presser form and provided with spaced lugs and a transverse aperture, a 1pawl pivoted within one of said recesses ant engaging said ratchet teeth at one end and extending at the other end through said plate aperture and provided with a spring bearing u on said plate, a rock shaft journaled througi said lugs, arm-pit engaging means carried by said rock shaft, and means whereby said arm-pit engaging means and presser form are simultaneously moved away from each other.

21. In a device of the class described, a stationary support, a bracket having means for detachably securing it to the support and with spaced upstanding ears, one of said ears having segmental ratchet teeth, a presser form having recesses and bearing over said ears, a spring connected at one end to the bracket and at the other end to the presser form, a pivot in extending through the presser form an the ears, a plate attached to the inner end of the presser form and provided with spaced lugs and a transverse apjournaled through said lugs, arm-pit engaging means carried by said rock shaft, and means whereby said arm-pit engaging means and presser form are simultaneously moved away from each other.

22. The combination with a movable presser form for garments, of a rock shaft carried by said presser form, arms carried by said rock shaft, bars swinging from said arms, clamp plates swinging from said bars, levers pivotally engaging said bars, and links between said levers and plates.

23. The combination with a presser form for garments having recesses in its lower part, of a bracket having means for attachment to a stationary support and with spaced ears extending into said recesses, a spring disposed in one of said recesses and connected between said bracket and presser form, arm-pit engaging means carried by said presser form, and means whereby said arm-pit engaging means and presser form are simultaneously moved away from each other.

24. The combination with a presser form for garments having recesses in the lower part, a bracket having means for attachment to a stationary support with spaced ears eX- tending into said recesses, means passed through the form and said ears to pivotally mount the form upon the bracket a spiing connected at one end to the bracket and at the other end to the presser form and against the tension of which spring the form is moved in one direction, and a locking means cooperating with the form for holding the latter against return movement by the action of the spring.

25. The combination with a garment presser form constructed and arranged for step by step movement having the configuration of a shoulder, of arm-pit engaging means cooperating with the presser form, and a spring having connection with said presser form to exert a pulling action. upon the form during said step by step operation and to hold the form normally in its initial position.

26. The combination with a garment presser form constructed and arranged for step by step movement, of arm-pit engaging means cooperating with the presser form, locking means cooperating with said presser form to hold the form in its different step by step positions and a spring having engagement with the resser form to return the latter automatica ly to its initial position upon the release of said locking means after said step by step operation.

27. The combination with a presser form for garments, of means constructed and arranged whereby said presser form may have step by step pivotal movement, arm-pit engaging means cooperating with the presser form, and means whereby said presser form and armepit engaging means are simultaneously moved away from each other.

28. The combination with a presser form for garments, of means constructed and arranged whereby said presser form may have step by step pivotal, movement, arm-pit engaging means carried by the presser form and cooperating therewith, a spring having connection with said presser form, means whereby said presser form and arm-pit engaging means are simultaneously moved away from each other and means for locking the presser form and arm-pit engaging means against the action of said spring when the form and engaging means have been moved away from each other.

29. The combination with a pivoted presser form, of an arm-pit engaging means comprising oppositely disposed clamping members, and means whereby said arm-pit engaging means and presser form are moved simultaneously away from each other.

30. The combination with a pivoted presser form having the configuration of a shoulder, of arm-pit engaging means arranged for cooperation with said resser form, said means including opposite? disposed clamping members, means for moving said presser form and the arm-pit engaging means in opposite directions simultaneously, and means for locking said presser form and arm-pit engaging means in their adjusted position.

31. The combination with a movable presser form, of arm-pit engaging means comprising oppositely disposed bars carried by the presser form, clamping plates swinging from the bars, levers pivotally engaging said bars, and links between said levers and clamping Iplates, said levers and links operating to loc the clamp plates to the bars.

32. A presser form, means for movably supporting the presser form, means for yieldab y holding the presser form in one position, and a step by step operating means for moving the presser form against the yieldable means.

33. In a device of the 'class described, a movable presser form terminating at one end in a flaring portion to provide a collar ironing surface and terminating at its opposite end in a shoulder ironing surface, the top of the form intermediate said ends being concaved to conform to the shape of the garment between its collar and shoulder, means for yieldably holding the presser form in one position, and a step by step operating means for moving the presser form against the action of the yieldable means.

34. In a device of the class described, a support, a presser form movably connected to said support, means for holding garments upon the presser form, yieldable means for holding said presser form from movement in one direction, manuallyoperated means for moving said presser formm the opposite direction, and means for moving said garment holding means simultaneously with the movement of said presser form.

35. In a shoulder pressing device,-a presser form pivotally mounted intermediate its ends for an alternate raising and lowering of its op osite ends, means constructed and arrange for cooperation with the presser form and engaging the collar portion of the gar-v ment, and means constructed and arranged whereby one end of the form and said garment engaging means may be moved in opposite directions simultaneously to stretch the shoulder ortion of the garment between the raised en of the form and said means.

36. A shoulder pressing device comprising a'form, means for pivotally mounting the form, a sprin having connection with the form and sai pivotal mounting means to hold the form normally in one position, said form being movable upon its pivot against the tension of said spring, and means engaging said pivotal supporting means to hold the form uponits pivot against the action of said G. W, HUTCHISON, J r., JAY B. SMITH. 

